Display control method and device for N-primary-color display panel, and display device

ABSTRACT

The display control method according to some embodiments of the present disclosure includes: acquiring an M-primary-color input signal from each pixel in an original image, the original image including a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of pixel units respectively, each pixel being configured to display a colored image in M primary colors, M being an integer greater than 1 and smaller than N; and calculating an N-primary-color input signal for a corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel in accordance with color coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION APPLICATIONS

This application is the U.S. national phase of PCT Application No.PCT/CN2018/089212 filed on May 31, 2018, which claims priority toChinese Patent Application No. 201710749288.6 filed on Aug. 28, 2017,which are incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of display technology, inparticular to a display control method and device for an N-primary-colordisplay panel, and a display device.

BACKGROUND

Display devices have been widely applied to mobile terminals, e.g.,mobile phones or laptop computers. In order to achieve a full colormode, usually red (R), green (G) and blue (B) are adopted by theconventional display device as three additive primary colors. Along withthe continuous development of the display technology, a resolution and acolor expression capability of a display panel are highly demanded. Theimprovement in the resolution leads to an increase in power consumptionand a data transmission volume. In addition, a conventionalthree-primary-color (RGB) display panel has a limited color expressioncapability, i.e., it is merely capable of displaying colors within acertain color gamut. In order to reduce the power consumption and thedata transmission volume and increase the color expression capability ofthe display panel, four-primary-color-based, five-primary-color-based oreven six-primary-color-based pixel arrangement modes have been proposed.

SUMMARY

In one aspect, the present disclosure provides in some embodiments adisplay control method for an N-primary-color display panel. TheN-primary-color display panel includes a plurality of pixel units, andeach pixel unit includes subpixels in N primary colors, where N is aninteger greater than or equal to 4. The display control method includes:acquiring an M-primary-color input signal from each pixel in an originalimage, the original image including a plurality of pixels correspondingto the plurality of pixel units respectively, each pixel beingconfigured to display a colored image in M primary colors, M being aninteger greater than 1 and smaller than N; and calculating anN-primary-color input signal for a corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with color coordinates ofeach primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculatingthe N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with the color coordinatesof each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal includes: calculating a conversion matrixfrom the M-primary-color input signal to the N-primary-color inputsignal in accordance with the color coordinates of each primary colorfor the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color inputsignal; and multiplying the M-primary-color input signal with theconversion matrix to acquire the N-primary-color input signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the M primarycolors in the M-primary-color input signal include R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the N primarycolors in the N-primary-color input signal include the M primary colors,and at least one primary color X other than the M primary colors, andX_(out) in the N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel acquired in accordance withthe M-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image iscalculated through the following equation:X_(out)=∂τ_(ij)×j_(in)+(1−∂)τ_(ij)×i_(in), where at least one coordinatevalue of color coordinates of the primary color X in one direction islocated between corresponding coordinate values of color coordinates ofprimary colors i, j in a chromacity diagram, a primary color k is aprimary color other than the primary colors i, j in the primary colorsR, G and B, X_(out) represents an input signal for the primary color Xof the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel,

${\partial{= \frac{L_{xi}}{L_{xi} + L_{xj}}}},{\tau_{ij} = \frac{\min\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}},$min(i_(in),j_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values for iand j in the M-primary-color input signal, max(i_(in),j_(in)) representsa maximum value of the grayscale values for i and j in theM-primary-color input signal, L_(xi) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to the color coordinates of x and a positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of i in the chromacity diagram,and L_(xj) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of x and a position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of j in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, each pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel includes an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a cyan (C) subpixel and a yellow (Y) subpixel,and each pixel in the original image is configured to display thecolored image in R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculatingthe conversion matrix from the M-primary-color input signal to theN-primary-color input signal in accordance with the color coordinates ofeach primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal includes calculating the conversion matrixT from a three-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the originalimage to a five-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel through the followingequation:

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}},{where}$${\partial{= \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},$min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Gand R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal,L_(YR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, each pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel includes an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel, and a magenta (M)subpixel, and each pixel in the original image is configured to displaythe colored image in R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculatingthe conversion matrix from the M-primary-color input signal to theN-primary-color input signal in accordance with the color coordinates ofeach primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal includes calculating the conversion matrixT from a three-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the originalimage to a six-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel through the followingequation:

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & \gamma_{RB}^{\tau}\end{bmatrix}},{where}$${\partial{= \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = \frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},R_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},R_{i\; n}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},{\tau_{RB} = \frac{\min\left( {R_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {R_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},$min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Gand R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signalmin(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal max(G_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal, L_(YR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,L_(YG) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CG) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of C and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CB) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of C and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof B in the chromacity diagram, L_(MR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of M and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,and L_(MB) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of M and the position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, prior to thecalculating the N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel in accordance with the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal, the display control method furtherincludes testing the N-primary-color display panel to acquire the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, subsequent tothe calculating the N-primary-color input signal for the correspondingpixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel in accordance with thecolor coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel and the M-primary-color input signal, the display control methodfurther includes processing the N-primary-color input signal through apixel rendering algorithm to acquire an N-primary-color driving signal,and inputting the N-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-colordisplay panel.

In another aspect, the present disclosure provides in some embodiments adisplay control device for an N-primary-color display panel. The displaycontrol device is implemented by a computer, and includes a processor, amemory, and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by theprocessor so as to implement a display control method for theN-primary-color display panel. The N-primary-color display panelincludes a plurality of pixel units, and each pixel unit includessubpixels in N primary colors, where N is an integer greater than orequal to 4. The processor is configured to execute the computer program,and configured to: acquire an M-primary-color input signal from eachpixel in an original image, the original image including a plurality ofpixels corresponding to the plurality of pixel units respectively, eachpixel being configured to display a colored image in M primary colors, Mbeing an integer greater than 1 and smaller than N; and calculate anN-primary-color input signal for a corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with color coordinates ofeach primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor isfurther configured to execute the computer program, and configured to:calculate a conversion matrix from the M-primary-color input signal tothe N-primary-color input signal in accordance with the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal; and multiply the M-primary-colorinput signal with the conversion matrix to acquire the N-primary-colorinput signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the M primarycolors in the M-primary-color input signal include R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the N primarycolors in the N-primary-color input signal include the M primary colors,and at least one primary color X other than the M primary colors, andX_(out) in the N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel acquired in accordance withthe M-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image iscalculated through the following equation:X_(out)=∂τ_(ij)×j_(in)+(1−∂)τ_(ij)×i_(in), where at least one coordinatevalue of color coordinates of the primary color X in one direction islocated between corresponding coordinate values of color coordinates ofprimary colors i, j in a chromacity diagram, a primary color k is aprimary color other than the primary colors i, j in the primary colorsR, G and B, X_(out) represents an input signal for the primary color Xof the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel,

${\partial{= \frac{L_{xi}}{L_{xi} + L_{xj}}}},{\tau_{ij} = \frac{\min\left( {i_{i\; n},j_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {i_{i\; n},j_{i\; n}} \right)}},$min(i_(in),j_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values for iand j in the M-primary-color input signal, max(i_(in),j_(in)) representsa maximum value of the grayscale values for i and j in theM-primary-color input signal, L_(xi) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to the color coordinates of x and a positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of i in the chromacity diagram,and L_(xj) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of x and a position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of j in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, each pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel includes an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel and a Y subpixel, and each pixel inthe original image is configured to display the colored image in R, Gand B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor isfurther configured to execute the computer program, so as to calculatethe conversion matrix T from a three-primary-color input signal for eachpixel in the original image to a five-primary-color input signal for thecorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel throughthe following equation:

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}},{where}$${\partial{= \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},$min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Gand R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal,L_(YR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, each pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel includes an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel, and an M subpixel,and each pixel in the original image is configured to display thecolored image in R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor isfurther configured to execute the computer program, and configured tocalculate the conversion matrix T from a three-primary-color inputsignal for each pixel in the original image to a six-primary-color inputsignal for the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color displaypanel through the following equation:

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & \gamma_{RB}^{\tau}\end{bmatrix}},{where}$${\partial{= \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = \frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},R_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},R_{i\; n}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},{\tau_{RB} = \frac{\min\left( {R_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {R_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},$min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Gand R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal,min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal max(G_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal, L_(YR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,L_(YG) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CG) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of C and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CB) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of C and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof B in the chromacity diagram, L_(MR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of M and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,and L_(MB) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of M and the position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor isfurther configured to execute the computer program, and configured totest the N-primary-color display panel to acquire the color coordinatesof each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the processor isfurther configured to execute the computer program, and configured toprocess the N-primary-color input signal through a pixel renderingalgorithm to acquire an N-primary-color driving signal, and to input theN-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-color display panel.

In yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides in someembodiments a display device including an N-primary-color display paneland the above-mentioned display control device.

In still yet another aspect, the present disclosure provides in someembodiments a computer-readable storage medium storing therein computerprograms which are executed by a processor so as to implement theabove-mentioned display control method.

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In order to illustrate the technical solutions of the present disclosureor the related art in a clearer manner, the drawings desired for thepresent disclosure or the related art will be described hereinafterbriefly. Obviously, the following drawings merely relate to someembodiments of the present disclosure, and based on these drawings, aperson skilled in the art may obtain the other drawings without anycreative effort.

FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a display control method for anN-primary-color display panel according to some embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a display control device for theN-primary-color display panel according to some embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 3 is another block diagram of the display control device for theN-primary-color display panel according to some embodiments of thepresent disclosure; and

FIG. 4 is yet another block diagram of the display control device forthe N-primary-color display panel according to some embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

In order to make the objects, the technical solutions and the advantagesof the present disclosure more apparent, the present disclosure will bedescribed hereinafter in a clear and complete manner in conjunction withthe drawings and embodiments.

In the related art, there is no perfect scheme for acquiring afour-primary-color, five-primary-color or even six-primary-color inputsignal in accordance with a three-primary-color input signal. An objectof the present disclosure is to provide a display control method and adisplay control device for an N-primary-color display panel, and adisplay device, to acquire the four-primary-color, five-primary-color oreven six-primary-color input signal in accordance with thethree-primary-color input signal.

The present disclosure provides in some embodiments a display controlmethod for an N-primary-color display panel. The N-primary-color displaypanel includes a plurality of pixel units, and each pixel unit includessubpixels in N primary colors, where N is an integer greater than orequal to 4. As shown in FIG. 1, the display control method includes:Step 101 of acquiring an M-primary-color input signal from each pixel inan original image, the original image including a plurality of pixelscorresponding to the plurality of pixel units respectively, each pixelbeing configured to display a colored image in M primary colors, M beingan integer greater than 1 and smaller than N; and Step 102 ofcalculating an N-primary-color input signal for a corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel in accordance with colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal.

According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, theM-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image may beacquired, and then the N-primary-color input signal for thecorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel may becalculated in accordance with the color coordinates of each primarycolor for the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-colorinput signal, to acquire the four-primary-color, five-primary-color oreven six-primary-color input signal in accordance with thethree-primary-color input signal. In addition, as compared with aconventional three-primary-color display panel, it is able for theN-primary-color display panel in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure to display an image in more primary colors, thereby toimprove a color gamut of the image as well as a display effect.

Color coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel depends on a material adopted by the N-primary-color displaypanel, and the color coordinates of the primary colors for differentN-primary-color display panels may be different from each other. Hence,at first, it is necessary to test the N-primary-color display panel, toacquire the color coordinates of each primary color for theN-primary-color display panel. In some possible embodiments of thepresent disclosure, prior to calculating the N-primary-color inputsignal for the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color displaypanel in accordance with the color coordinates of each primary color forthe N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signal,the display control method may further include testing theN-primary-color display panel to acquire the color coordinates of eachprimary color for the N-primary-color display panel. Optical testinginstrument, e.g., a color analyzer, may be adopted to test theN-primary-color display panel to acquire the color coordinates of eachprimary color. To be specific, a probe of the color analyzer may be laidon the N-primary-color display panel, and after a measured value is in astable state, it is able to acquire the color coordinates of eachprimary color for the N-primary-color display panel.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculatingthe N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with the color coordinatesof each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal may include: calculating a conversionmatrix from the M-primary-color input signal to the N-primary-colorinput signal in accordance with the color coordinates of each primarycolor for the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-colorinput signal; and multiplying the M-primary-color input signal with theconversion matrix to acquire the N-primary-color input signal.

The conversion matrix from the three-primary-color input signal to theN-primary-color input signal may be calculated in accordance with thecolor coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel, and upon the receipt of the three-primary-color input signal, theN-primary-color input signal may be acquired through multiplying thethree-primary-color input signal with the conversion matrix. In thisway, it is able to acquire the four-primary-color, five-primary-color oreven the six-primary-color input signal in accordance with thethree-primary-color input signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the M primarycolors in the M-primary-color input signal may include R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the N primarycolors in the N-primary-color input signal include the M primary colors,and at least one primary color X other than the M primary colors, andX_(out) in the N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel acquired in accordance withthe M-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image iscalculated through the following equation:X_(out)=∂τ_(ij)×j_(in)+(1−∂)τ_(ij)×i_(in) (1). Here, at least onecoordinate value of color coordinates of the primary color X in onedirection is located between corresponding coordinate values of colorcoordinates of primary colors i, j in a chromacity diagram, a primarycolor k is a primary color other than the primary colors i, j in theprimary colors R, G and B, X_(out) represents an input signal for theprimary color X of the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-colordisplay panel,

$\begin{matrix}{{\partial{= \frac{L_{xi}}{L_{xi} + L_{xj}}}},} & (2) \\{{\tau_{ij} = \frac{\min\left( {i_{i\; n},j_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {i_{i\; n},j_{i\; n}} \right)}},} & (3)\end{matrix}$min(i_(in),j_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values for iand j in the M-primary-color input signal, max(i_(in),j_(in)) representsa maximum value of the grayscale values for i and j in theM-primary-color input signal, L_(xi) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to the color coordinates of x and a positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of i in the chromacity diagram,and L_(xj) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of x and a position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of j in the chromacity diagram.

The conversion matrix from the three-primary-color input signal to theN-primary-color input signal may be calculated in accordance with thecolor coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel, and upon the receipt of the three-primary-color input signal, theN-primary-color input signal may be acquired through multiplying thethree-primary-color input signal with the conversion matrix. In thisway, it is able to acquire the four-primary-color, five-primary-color oreven the six-primary-color input signal in accordance with thethree-primary-color input signal.

In another possible embodiment of the present disclosure, theN-primary-color display panel may be a five-primary-color display panel,and through the scheme in the embodiments of the present disclosure, itis able to acquire the five-primary-color input signal in accordancewith the three-primary-color input signal. To be specific, each pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel may include an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel and a Y subpixel, and each pixel inthe original image may be configured to display the colored image in R,G and B, i.e., the input signal may be an RBG input signal.

The conversion matrix T from a three-primary-color input signal for eachpixel in the original image to a five-primary-color input signal for thecorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel may becalculated in accordance with the color coordinates of each primarycolor in the chromacity diagram. When the three-primary-color inputsignal is to be converted into the five-primary-color input signal, thefollowing conditions need to be met: (1) when a pixel corresponding tothe three-primary-color input signal is white (W), color coordinates ofa position corresponding to a W point in the chromacity diagram remainunchanged after the conversion; (2) when a pixel corresponding to thethree-primary-color input signal is colorless, color coordinates of aposition corresponding to a colorless point in the chromacity diagramremain unchanged after the conversion; and (3) when a pixelcorresponding to the three-primary-color input signal is R, G or B,color coordinates of a position corresponding to the R, G or B point inthe chromacity diagram remain unchanged after the conversion. In otherwords, the following equation needs to be met:

$\begin{matrix}\left\{ {{{\begin{matrix}{R_{out} = R_{i\; n}} \\{G_{out} = G_{\;{i\; n}}} \\{B_{out} = B_{i\; n}} \\{Y_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \partial} \right)G_{i\; n}} + {\partial R_{i\; n}}} \right\rbrack*\frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},R_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},R_{i\; n}} \right)}}} \\{{{C_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \beta} \right)G_{i\; n}} + {\beta B_{i\; n}}} \right\rbrack*\frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}}}\ ,}\ }\end{matrix}{where}\ \partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}}\ ,\ {\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},} \right. & (4)\end{matrix}$L_(YR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

$\begin{matrix}{{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}}{and}{{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{i\; n},B_{i\; n}} \right)}},}} & (5)\end{matrix}$where min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale valuesof G and R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, and max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal.

Next, equation (5) may be substituted into equation (4), so as toacquire the following equation:

$\begin{matrix}\left\{ {\begin{matrix}{R_{out} = R_{i\; n}} \\{G_{out} = G_{i\; n}} \\{B_{out} = B_{i\; n}} \\{Y_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \partial} \right)G_{i\; n}} + {\partial R_{i\; n}}} \right\rbrack*\tau_{GR}}} \\{C_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \beta} \right)G_{i\; n}} + {\beta B_{i\; n}}} \right\rbrack*\tau_{GB}}}\end{matrix}.} \right. & (6)\end{matrix}$

Next, based on equation (6), the following equation may be acquired:

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}R_{out} \\G_{out} \\B_{out} \\Y_{out} \\C_{out}\end{bmatrix} = {{\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}R_{i\; n} \\G_{i\; n} \\B_{i\; n}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (7)\end{matrix}$

The conversion matrix T from the three-primary-color input signal foreach pixel in the original image to the five-primary-color input signalfor the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panelmay be acquired through equation (4), i.e.,

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}},{where}$ $Y = \begin{bmatrix}R_{out} \\G_{out} \\B_{out} \\Y_{out} \\C_{out}\end{bmatrix}$represents the five-primary-color input signal, and

$X = \begin{bmatrix}R_{i\; n} \\G_{i\; n} \\B_{i\; n}\end{bmatrix}$represents the three-primary-color input signal.

In addition, equation (7) may also be rewritten as Y=TX (8), and throughequation (8), it is able to convert the three-primary-color input signalfor each pixel in the original image to the five-primary-color inputsignal for the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color displaypanel.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, theN-primary-color display panel may be a six-primary-color display panel,and through the scheme in the embodiments of the present disclosure, itis able to acquire a six-primary-color input signal in accordance withthe three-primary-color input signal. To be specific, each pixel unit ofthe N-primary-color display panel may include an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel, and an M subpixel,and each pixel in the original image may be configured to display thecolored image in R, G and B.

The conversion matrix T from the three-primary-color input signal foreach pixel in the original image to the six-primary-color input signalfor the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panelmay be calculated in accordance with the color coordinates of eachprimary color in the chromacity diagram. When the three-primary-colorinput signal is to be converted into the six-primary-color input signal,the following conditions need to be met: (1) when a pixel correspondingto the three-primary-color input signal is white (W), color coordinatesof a position corresponding to a W point in the chromacity diagramremain unchanged after the conversion; (2) when a pixel corresponding tothe three-primary-color input signal is colorless, color coordinates ofa position corresponding to a colorless point in the chromacity diagramremain unchanged after the conversion; and (3) when a pixelcorresponding to the three-primary-color input signal is R, G or B,color coordinates of a position corresponding to the R, G or B point inthe chromacity diagram remain unchanged after the conversion. In otherwords, the following equation needs to be met:

$\begin{matrix}\left\{ {\begin{matrix}\begin{matrix}{R_{out} = R_{in}} \\{G_{out} = G_{in}} \\{B_{out} = B_{in}} \\{Y_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \partial} \right)G_{in}} + {\partial R_{n}}} \right\rbrack*\frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}}} \\{C_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \beta} \right)G_{in}} + {\beta B_{in}}} \right\rbrack*\frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{w}} \right)}}}\end{matrix} \\{M_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)R_{in}} + {\gamma\; B_{in}}} \right\rbrack*\frac{\min\left( {R_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {R_{in},B_{in}} \right)}}}\end{matrix},} \right. & (9) \\{{{{where}\ \partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}}\ ,\ {\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = \frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}},} & \;\end{matrix}$L_(YR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CB) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram,L_(MR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of M and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof R in the chromacity diagram, and L_(MB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of M and theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of B in the chromacitydiagram.

$\begin{matrix}{{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = {{\frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}\mspace{14mu}{and}\mspace{14mu}\tau_{RB}} = \frac{\min\left( {R_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {R_{in},B_{in}} \right)}}},} & (10)\end{matrix}$where min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale valuesof G and R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal,min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal, and max(G_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal.

Next, equation (10) may be substituted into equation (9), so as toacquire the following equation:

$\begin{matrix}\left\{ {\begin{matrix}\begin{matrix}{R_{out} = R_{in}} \\{G_{out} = G_{in}} \\{B_{out} = B_{in}} \\{Y_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \partial} \right)G_{in}} + {\partial R_{in}}} \right\rbrack*\tau_{GR}}} \\{C_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \beta} \right)G_{in}} + {\beta B_{in}}} \right\rbrack*\tau_{GR}}}\end{matrix} \\{M_{out} = {\left\lbrack {{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)R_{in}} + {\gamma\; B_{in}}} \right\rbrack*\tau_{GR}}}\end{matrix}.} \right. & (11)\end{matrix}$

Next, based on equation (11), the following equation may be acquired:

$\begin{matrix}{\begin{bmatrix}R_{out} \\G_{out} \\B_{out} \\Y_{out} \\C_{out} \\M_{out}\end{bmatrix} = {{\begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & {\gamma\;\tau_{RB}}\end{bmatrix}\begin{bmatrix}R_{in} \\G_{in} \\B_{in}\end{bmatrix}}.}} & (12)\end{matrix}$

The conversion matrix T from the three-primary-color input signal foreach pixel in the original image to the six-primary-color input signalfor the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panelmay be acquired through equation (12), i.e.,

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & {\gamma\;\tau_{RB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu} Y} = \begin{bmatrix}R_{out} \\G_{out} \\B_{out} \\Y_{out} \\C_{out} \\M_{out}\end{bmatrix}}$represents the six-primary-color input signal, and

$X = \begin{bmatrix}R_{in} \\G_{in} \\B_{in}\end{bmatrix}$represents the three-primary-color input signal.

In addition, equation (12) may also be rewritten as Y=TX (13), andthrough equation (13), it is able to convert the three-primary-colorinput signal for each pixel in the original image to thesix-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel.

Upon the acquisition of the N-primary-color input signal, theN-primary-color input signal may be processed through a pixel renderingalgorithm, to acquire an N-primary-color driving signal, and then inputthe N-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-color display panel,thereby to display an N-primary-color image. In some possibleembodiments of the present disclosure, subsequent to calculating theN-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with the color coordinatesof each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal, the display control method may furtherinclude processing the N-primary-color input signal through the pixelrendering algorithm to acquire the N-primary-color driving signal, andinputting the N-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-colordisplay panel.

The present disclosure further provides in some embodiments a displaycontrol device for an N-primary-color display panel. The N-primary-colordisplay panel includes a plurality of pixel units, and each pixel unitincludes subpixels in N primary colors, where N is an integer greaterthan or equal to 4. As shown in FIG. 2, the display control deviceincludes: an acquisition module 21 configured to acquire anM-primary-color input signal from each pixel in an original image, theoriginal image including a plurality of pixels corresponding to theplurality of pixel units respectively, each pixel being configured todisplay a colored image in M primary colors, M being an integer greaterthan 1 and smaller than N; and a calculation module 22 configured tocalculate an N-primary-color input signal for a corresponding pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel in accordance with colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, theM-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image may beacquired, and then the N-primary-color input signal for thecorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel may becalculated in accordance with the color coordinates of each primarycolor for the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-colorinput signal, to acquire the four-primary-color, five-primary-color oreven six-primary-color input signal in accordance with thethree-primary-color input signal. In addition, as compared with aconventional three-primary-color display panel, it is able for theN-primary-color display panel in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure to display an image in more primary colors, thereby toimprove a color gamut of the image as well as a display effect.

Here, the acquisition module 21 and the calculation module 22 may beimplemented by a processor. The display control device may furtherinclude a data interface and a memory. The data interface may beconfigured to receive external data, e.g., the M-primary-color inputsignal for each pixel in the original image. The memory may beconfigured to store therein the data received via the data interface.The processor may be configured to calculate the N-primary-color inputsignal for the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color displaypanel in accordance with the color coordinates of each primary color forthe N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signalfor each pixel in the original image. The memory may be furtherconfigured to store therein the N-primary-color input signal acquired bythe processor.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG.3, the display control device may further include a testing module 23configured to test the N-primary-color display panel to acquire thecolor coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel. Color coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-colordisplay panel depends on a material adopted by the N-primary-colordisplay panel, and the color coordinates of the primary colors fordifferent N-primary-color display panels may be different from eachother. Hence, at first, it is necessary to test the N-primary-colordisplay panel, so as to acquire the color coordinates of each primarycolor for the N-primary-color display panel.

To be specific, the testing module 23 may be optical testing instrument,e.g., a color analyzer. A probe of the color analyzer may be laid on theN-primary-color display panel, and after a measured value is in a stablestate, it is able to acquire the color coordinates of each primary colorfor the N-primary-color display panel.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculationmodule 22 may be further configured to calculate a conversion matrixfrom the M-primary-color input signal to the N-primary-color inputsignal in accordance with the color coordinates of each primary colorfor the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color inputsignal, and multiply the M-primary-color input signal with theconversion matrix to acquire the N-primary-color input signal.

The conversion matrix from the three-primary-color input signal to theN-primary-color input signal may be calculated in accordance with thecolor coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel, and upon the receipt of the three-primary-color input signal, theN-primary-color input signal may be acquired through multiplying thethree-primary-color input signal with the conversion matrix. In thisway, it is able to acquire the four-primary-color, five-primary-color oreven the six-primary-color input signal in accordance with thethree-primary-color input signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the M primarycolors in the M-primary-color input signal may include R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the N primarycolors in the N-primary-color input signal include the M primary colors,and at least one primary color X other than the M primary colors, andX_(out) in the N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel acquired in accordance withthe M-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image iscalculated through the following equation:X_(out)=∂τ_(ij)×j_(in)+(1−∂)τ_(ij)×i_(in) (1). Here, at least onecoordinate value of color coordinates of the primary color X in onedirection is located between corresponding coordinate values of colorcoordinates of primary colors i, j in a chromacity diagram, a primarycolor k is a primary color other than the primary colors i, j in theprimary colors R, G and B, X_(out) represents an input signal for theprimary color X of the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-colordisplay panel,

$\begin{matrix}{{\partial{= \frac{L_{xi}}{L_{xi} + L_{xj}}}},} & (2) \\{{\tau_{ii} = \frac{\min\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}},} & (3)\end{matrix}$min(i_(in),j_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values for iand j in the M-primary-color input signal, max(i_(in),j_(in)) representsa maximum value of the grayscale values for i and j in theM-primary-color input signal, L_(xi) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to the color coordinates of x and a positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of i in the chromacity diagram,and L_(xj) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of x and a position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of j in the chromacity diagram.

In another possible embodiment of the present disclosure, theN-primary-color display panel may be a five-primary-color display panel,and through the scheme in the embodiments of the present disclosure, itis able to acquire the five-primary-color input signal in accordancewith the three-primary-color input signal. To be specific, each pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel may include an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel and a Y subpixel, and each pixel inthe original image may be configured to display the colored image in R,G and B, i.e., the input signal may be an RBG input signal.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculationmodule 22 may be further configured to calculate the conversion matrix Tfrom a three-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the originalimage to a five-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel through the followingequation:

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},$min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Gand R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal,L_(YR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, theN-primary-color display panel may be a six-primary-color display panel,and through the scheme in the embodiments of the present disclosure, itis able to acquire a six-primary-color input signal in accordance withthe three-primary-color input signal. To be specific, each pixel unit ofthe N-primary-color display panel may include an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel, and an M subpixel,and each pixel in the original image may be configured to display thecolored image in R, G and B.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, the calculationmodule 22 may be further configured to calculate the conversion matrix Tfrom a three-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the originalimage to a six-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel through the followingequation:

${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & {\gamma\;\tau_{RB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = {{\frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}\tau_{GR}} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{RB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}}$min(G_(in),R_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Gand R in the three-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signalmin(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal max(G_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal, L_(YR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,L_(YG) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CG) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of C and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CB) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of C and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof B in the chromacity diagram, L_(MR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of M and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,and L_(MB) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of M and the position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.

In some possible embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG.4, the display control device may further include an N-primary-colordriving signal calculation module 24 configured to process theN-primary-color input signal through a pixel rendering algorithm toacquire an N-primary-color driving signal, and to input theN-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-color display panel.

Upon the acquisition of the N-primary-color input signal, theN-primary-color input signal may be processed through the pixelrendering algorithm, to acquire the N-primary-color driving signal, andthen input the N-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-colordisplay panel, thereby to display an N-primary-color image.

The present disclosure further provides in some embodiments a displaydevice including an N-primary-color display panel and theabove-mentioned display control device. The display device may be anyproduct or member having a display function, e.g., television, display,digital photo frame, mobile phone or flat-panel computer. The displaydevice may further include a flexible circuit board, a printed circuitboard and a back plate.

The present disclosure further provides in some embodiments a displaycontrol device for an N-primary-color display panel. The display controldevice is implemented by a computer, and includes a processor, a memory,and a computer program stored in the memory and executed by theprocessor so as to implement the above-mentioned display control method.

The present disclosure further provides in some embodiments acomputer-readable storage medium storing therein a computer programwhich is executed by a processor so as to implement the above-mentioneddisplay control method.

It should be further appreciated that, the device and method may beimplemented in any other ways. For example, the embodiments for theapparatus are merely for illustrative purposes, and the modules or unitsare provided merely on the basis of their logic functions. During theactual application, some modules or units may be combined together orintegrated into another system. Alternatively, some functions of themodule or units may be omitted or not executed. In addition, thecoupling connection, direct coupling connection or communicationconnection between the modules or units may be implemented viainterfaces, and the indirect coupling connection or communicationconnection between the modules or units may be implemented in anelectrical or mechanical form or in any other form.

In addition, the functional units in the embodiments of the presentdisclosure may be integrated into a processing unit, or the functionalunits may exist independently, or two or more functional units may becombined together. These units may be implemented in the form ofhardware, or hardware plus software.

The functional units implemented in a software form may be stored in acomputer-readable medium. These software functional units may be storedin a storage medium and include several instructions so as to enable acomputer device (a personal computer, a server or network device) toexecute all or parts of the steps of the method according to theembodiments of the present disclosure. The storage medium includes anymedium capable of storing therein program codes, e.g., a universalserial bus (USB) flash disk, a mobile hard disk (HD), a read-only memory(ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic disk or an optical disk.

Unless otherwise defined, any technical or scientific term used hereinshall have the common meaning understood by a person of ordinary skills.Such words as “first” and “second” used in the specification and claimsare merely used to differentiate different components rather than torepresent any order, number or importance. Similarly, such words as“one” or “one of” are merely used to represent the existence of at leastone member, rather than to limit the number thereof. Such words as“include” or “including” intends to indicate that an element or objectbefore the word contains an element or object or equivalents thereoflisted after the word, without excluding any other element or object.Such words as “connect/connected to” or “couple/coupled to” may includeelectrical connection, direct or indirect, rather than to be limited tophysical or mechanical connection. Such words as “on”, “under”, “left”and “right” are merely used to represent relative position relationship,and when an absolute position of the object is changed, the relativeposition relationship will be changed too.

It should be appreciated that, in the case that such an element aslayer, film, region or substrate is arranged “on” or “under” anotherelement, it may be directly arranged “on” or “under” the other element,or an intermediate element may be arranged therebetween.

The above embodiments are for illustrative purposes only, but thepresent disclosure is not limited thereto. Obviously, a person skilledin the art may make further modifications and improvements withoutdeparting from the spirit of the present disclosure, and thesemodifications and improvements shall also fall within the scope of thepresent disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A display control method for an N-primary-colordisplay panel, wherein the N-primary-color display panel comprises aplurality of pixel units, and each pixel unit comprises subpixels in Nprimary colors, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4, thedisplay control method comprising: acquiring an M-primary-color inputsignal from each pixel in an original image, the original imagecomprising a plurality of pixels corresponding to the plurality of pixelunits respectively, each pixel being configured to display a coloredimage in M primary colors, M being an integer greater than 1 and smallerthan N; and calculating an N-primary-color input signal for acorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel inaccordance with color coordinates of each primary color for theN-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signal,wherein the M primary colors in the M-primary-color input signalcomprise red (R), green (G) and blue (B), wherein the N primary colorsin the N-primary-color input signal comprise the M primary colors, andat least one primary color X other than the M primary colors, whereinX_(out) in the N-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel acquired in accordance withthe M-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the original image iscalculated through the following equation:X_(out)=∂τ_(ij)×j_(in)+(1−∂)τ_(ij)×i_(in), where at least one coordinatevalue of color coordinates of the primary color X in one direction islocated between corresponding coordinate values of color coordinates ofprimary colors i, j in a chromacity diagram, a primary color k is aprimary color other than the primary colors i, j in the primary colorsR, G and B, X_(out) represents an input signal for the primary color Xof the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel, τ=$\frac{L_{xi}}{L_{xi} + L_{xj}},{\tau_{ij} = \frac{\min\mspace{11mu}\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}{\max\mspace{11mu}\left( {l_{in},j_{in}} \right)}},$min (i_(in),j_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values for iand j in the M-primary-color input signal, max (i_(in),j_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values for i and j in theM-primary-color input signal, L_(xi) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to the color coordinates of x and a positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of i in the chromacity diagram,and L_(xj) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of x and a position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of j in the chromacity diagram.
 2. The display controlmethod according to claim 1, wherein the calculating the N-primary-colorinput signal for the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-colordisplay panel in accordance with the color coordinates of each primarycolor for the N-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-colorinput signal comprises: calculating a conversion matrix from theM-primary-color input signal to the N-primary-color input signal inaccordance with the color coordinates of each primary color for theN-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signal; andmultiplying the M-primary-color input signal with the conversion matrixto acquire the N-primary-color input signal.
 3. The display controlmethod according to claim 1, wherein each pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel comprises an R subpixel, a G subpixel, a Bsubpixel, a cyan (C) subpixel and a yellow (Y) subpixel, and each pixelin the original image is configured to display the colored image in R, Gand B.
 4. The display control method according to claim 3, wherein thecalculating the conversion matrix from the M-primary-color input signalto the N-primary-color input signal in accordance with the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal comprises calculating theconversion matrix T from a three-primary-color input signal for eachpixel in the original image to a five-primary-color input signal for thecorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel throughthe following equation: ${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}$represents a minimum value of grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal max(G_(in),R_(in)), represents amaximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal,L_(YR) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram. 5.The display control method according to claim 1, wherein each pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel comprises an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel, and a magenta (M)subpixel, and each pixel in the original image is configured to displaythe colored image in R, G and B.
 6. The display control method accordingto claim 5, wherein the calculating the conversion matrix from theM-primary-color input signal to the N-primary-color input signal inaccordance with the color coordinates of each primary color for theN-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signalcomprises calculating the conversion matrix T from a three-primary-colorinput signal for each pixel in the original image to a six-primary-colorinput signal for the corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-colordisplay panel through the following equation: ${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & {\gamma\;\tau_{RB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = {{\frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}\tau_{GR}} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{RB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}$represents a minimum value of grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in)) represents amaximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents aminimum value of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-colorinput signal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of thegrayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color input signalmin(R_(in), B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal, max(R_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal, L_(YR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,L_(YG) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CG) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of C and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CB) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of C and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof B in the chromacity diagram, L_(MR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of M and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,and L_(MB) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of M and the position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.
 7. The display controlmethod according to claim 1, wherein prior to the calculating theN-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with the color coordinatesof each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal, the display control method furthercomprises testing the N-primary-color display panel to acquire the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display panel.8. The display control method according to claim 1, wherein subsequentto calculating the N-primary-color input signal for the correspondingpixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel in accordance with thecolor coordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color displaypanel and the M-primary-color input signal, the display control methodfurther comprises processing the N-primary-color input signal through apixel rendering algorithm to acquire an N-primary-color driving signal,and inputting the N-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-colordisplay panel.
 9. A display control device for an N-primary-colordisplay panel implemented by a computer, comprising a processor, amemory, and computer programs stored in the memory and executed by theprocessor to implement a display control method for the N-primary-colordisplay panel, wherein the N-primary-color display panel comprises aplurality of pixel units, and each pixel unit comprises subpixels in Nprimary colors, where N is an integer greater than or equal to 4;wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer programs,and configured to implement the method according to claim
 1. 10. Thedisplay control device according to claim 9, wherein the processor isfurther configured to execute the computer programs, and configured to:calculate a conversion matrix from the M-primary-color input signal tothe N-primary-color input signal in accordance with the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal; and multiply the M-primary-colorinput signal with the conversion matrix to acquire the N-primary-colorinput signal.
 11. The display control device according to claim 9,wherein each pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel comprisesan R subpixel, a G subpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel and a Ysubpixel, and each pixel in the original image is configured to displaythe colored image in R, G and B.
 12. The display control deviceaccording to claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured toexecute the computer program, so as to calculate the conversion matrix Tfrom a three-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the originalimage to a five-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel through the followingequation: ${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & {\gamma\;\tau_{RB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = {{\frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}\tau_{GR}} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{RB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}$represents a minimum value of grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in)) represents amaximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimumvalue of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color inputsignal max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of the grayscalevalues of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal, L_(YR)represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram. 13.The display control device according to claim 9, wherein each pixel unitof the N-primary-color display panel comprises an R subpixel, a Gsubpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel, and an M subpixel,and each pixel in the original image is configured to display thecolored image in R, G and B.
 14. The display control device according toclaim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to execute thecomputer program, and configured to calculate the conversion matrix Tfrom a three-primary-color input signal for each pixel in the originalimage to a six-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixelunit of the N-primary-color display panel through the followingequation: ${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}} \\{\left( {1 - \gamma} \right)\tau_{RB}} & 0 & {\gamma\;\tau_{RB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\gamma = {{\frac{L_{MR}}{L_{MB} + L_{MR}}\tau_{GR}} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{RB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}$represents a minimum value of grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in)) represents amaximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimumvalue of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color inputsignal, max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of the grayscalevalues of G and B in the three-primary-color input signalmin(R_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal max(R_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal, L_(YR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,L_(YG) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CG) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of C and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CB) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of C and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof B in the chromacity diagram, L_(MR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of M and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,and L_(MB) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of M and the position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.
 15. The display controldevice according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configuredto execute the computer programs, and configured to process theN-primary-color input signal through a pixel rendering algorithm toacquire an N-primary-color driving signal, and to input theN-primary-color driving signal to the N-primary-color display panel. 16.A display device, comprising an N-primary-color display panel and thedisplay control device according to claim
 9. 17. A display controlmethod for an N-primary-color display panel, wherein the N-primary-colordisplay panel comprises a plurality of pixel units, and each pixel unitcomprises subpixels in N primary colors, where N is an integer greaterthan or equal to 4, the display control method comprising: acquiring anM-primary-color input signal from each pixel in an original image, theoriginal image comprising a plurality of pixels corresponding to theplurality of pixel units respectively, each pixel being configured todisplay a colored image in M primary colors, M being an integer greaterthan 1 and smaller than N; and calculating an N-primary-color inputsignal for a corresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color displaypanel in accordance with color coordinates of each primary color for theN-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signal,wherein the M primary colors in the M-primary-color input signalcomprise red (R), green (G) and blue (B), wherein each pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel comprises an R subpixel, a G subpixel, a Bsubpixel, a cyan (C) subpixel and a yellow (Y) subpixel, and each pixelin the original image is configured to display the colored image in R, Gand B, wherein the calculating the conversion matrix from theM-primary-color input signal to the N-primary-color input signal inaccordance with the color coordinates of each primary color for theN-primary-color display panel and the M-primary-color input signalcomprises calculating the conversion matrix T from a three-primary-colorinput signal for each pixel in the original image to afive-primary-color input signal for the corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel through the following equation:${T = \begin{bmatrix}1 & 0 & 0 \\0 & 1 & 0 \\0 & 0 & 1 \\{\partial\tau_{GR}} & {\left( {1 - \partial} \right)\tau_{GR}} & 0 \\0 & {\left( {1 - \beta} \right)\tau_{GB}} & {\beta\tau_{GB}}\end{bmatrix}},{{{where}\mspace{14mu}\partial} = \frac{L_{YG}}{L_{YG} + L_{YR}}},{\beta = \frac{L_{CG}}{L_{CG} + L_{CB}}},{\tau_{GR} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}},{\tau_{GB} = \frac{\min\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {G_{in},B_{in}} \right)}},{\min\left( {G_{in},R_{in}} \right)}$represents a minimum value of grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in)) represents amaximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimumvalue of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color inputsignal max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of the grayscalevalues of G and B in the three-primary-color input signal, L_(YR)represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinates of Rin the chromacity diagram, L_(YG) represents a distance between theposition corresponding to the color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CG) represents a distance between a position corresponding to colorcoordinates of C and the position corresponding to the color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, and L_(CB) represents a distance betweenthe position corresponding to the color coordinates of C and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.
 18. Adisplay control method for an N-primary-color display panel, wherein theN-primary-color display panel comprises a plurality of pixel units, andeach pixel unit comprises subpixels in N primary colors, where N is aninteger greater than or equal to 4, the display control methodcomprising: acquiring an M-primary-color input signal from each pixel inan original image, the original image comprising a plurality of pixelscorresponding to the plurality of pixel units respectively, each pixelbeing configured to display a colored image in M primary colors, M beingan integer greater than 1 and smaller than N; and calculating anN-primary-color input signal for a corresponding pixel unit of theN-primary-color display panel in accordance with color coordinates ofeach primary color for the N-primary-color display panel and theM-primary-color input signal, wherein the M primary colors in theM-primary-color input signal comprise red (R), green (G) and blue (B),wherein each pixel unit of the N-primary-color display panel comprisesan R subpixel, a G subpixel, a B subpixel, a C subpixel, a Y subpixel,and a magenta (M) subpixel, and each pixel in the original image isconfigured to display the colored image in R, G and B, wherein thecalculating the conversion matrix from the M-primary-color input signalto the N-primary-color input signal in accordance with the colorcoordinates of each primary color for the N-primary-color display paneland the M-primary-color input signal comprises calculating theconversion matrix T from a three-primary-color input signal for eachpixel in the original image to a six-primary-color input signal for thecorresponding pixel unit of the N-primary-color di splay panel throughthe following equation:${\partial{= \frac{L_{xi}}{L_{xi} + L_{xj}}}},{\tau_{ij} = \frac{\min\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}{\max\left( {i_{in},j_{in}} \right)}},$represents a minimum value of grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal, max(G_(in),R_(in)) represents amaximum value of the grayscale values of G and R in thethree-primary-color input signal min(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimumvalue of grayscale values of G and B in the three-primary-color inputsignal max(G_(in),B_(in)) represents a maximum value of the grayscalevalues of G and B in the three-primary-color input signalmin(R_(in),B_(in)) represents a minimum value of grayscale values of Rand B in the three-primary-color input signal, max(R_(in),B_(in))represents a maximum value of the grayscale values of R and B in thethree-primary-color input signal, L_(YR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of Y and a positioncorresponding to color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,L_(YG) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of Y and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof G in the chromacity diagram, L_(CG) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of C and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of G in the chromacity diagram,L_(CB) represents a distance between the position corresponding to thecolor coordinates of C and a position corresponding to color coordinatesof B in the chromacity diagram, L_(MR) represents a distance between aposition corresponding to color coordinates of M and the positioncorresponding to the color coordinates of R in the chromacity diagram,and L_(MB) represents a distance between the position corresponding tothe color coordinates of M and the position corresponding to the colorcoordinates of B in the chromacity diagram.